Gyeonggi Province Extends Online Application Deadline for Second Disaster Basic Income to March 31

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province has extended the online application period for the second disaster basic income from the original March 14 to March 31.

The province announced on the 26th that it will expand the online application period to minimize in-person visit demand and prevent congestion as in-person applications begin on March 1.

Accordingly, residents wishing to receive the second disaster basic income online must apply on the Second Gyeonggi Disaster Basic Income Application website (basicincome.gg.go.kr) by 11 p.m. on March 31.

The province expects that with an average of 40,000 to 50,000 people applying online daily, over 11 million people will have applied by March 31.

Gyeonggi residents having difficulty with online applications can apply for disaster basic income through in-person issuance from March 1 to April 30.

Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., residents can visit the administrative welfare center in their registered address district with their ID to apply. Note that Saturday operations will not be available after March 29.

When applying, residents can either receive a Gyeonggi regional currency card available at the administrative welfare center or charge an existing Gyeonggi regional currency card they already have.

The usage period for Gyeonggi Province's second disaster basic income is three months from the date of receiving the usage authorization text message.

Disaster basic income can be used at merchant establishments accepting Gyeonggi regional currency with annual sales of 1 billion won or less located within the city or county of the registered address. Payments are made like credit cards or debit cards, and if the merchant accepts regional currency, the amount is automatically deducted from the disaster basic income.

A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "Approximately 3.08 million people have yet to apply for the second disaster basic income, and we anticipate congestion at counters during in-person issuance." The official added, "As we are extending the online application period, we urge residents who have not yet applied to actively utilize the online application system."

Meanwhile, from February 1 to 11 p.m. on February 25, 10,358,074 Gyeonggi residents applied for the second disaster basic income, which represents 77.1% of Gyeonggi Province's total population of 13,438,238.